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Is he of Spanish or Portuguese descent? Sounds like a Galician last name but I'm not sure.

Teixeira is a Galician-Portuguese surname.

Just out of curiosity, would such genetic disposition make him a better or a worse fit for the job? Would the people of Galicia be proud that one of their sons works for Firefox or would they be ashamed?

I don't have the answer to either question, I'm afraid.

There was nothing wrong with his question. Your not-so-subtle implication of racism is inappropriate. Some people are simply interested in language and names.

I've never seen the surname Teixeira before and I also wondered the same thing, since "eira" suggests Portuguese but the 'x' seems like Nahuatl or Mexican Spanish (like Tlaxcala).

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